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Hi Chordians,

Here in South Florida (Pembroke Pines near Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale), we fared okay.  Some still without power, running water and (Gasp!) Cable and Internet.  The end result could have been much, much worse here, as the damage to the Keys is horrible.  People are worried if some areas may ever recover.  Have to think the lessons learned from Andrew and the additional building code requirements saved some of our bacon.  We had gusts recorded at 109mph, which surprisingly took down many older, native trees, but most structures were not damaged.  If we could only figure out how to protect utility poles and power lines.   

I did see two reports of looting during the storm posted on social media.  I want to say that those were isolated incidents.  People around here have been awesome; helping one another put up hurricane shutters, behaving on long gas lines, and being courteous to others while shopping the limited items left on the supermarket shelves.  I'd like to think that people in general are good, and most pull together in times of need.   I'm happy to have my electricity and water back on tonight, so maybe some electric guitar and a nice hot shower!

Thanks everyone for clarifying.  I too will check my books to be sure they're public.

Hello all,

You know, with all of the hatred and vitriol being spewed the last 2 weeks during these political conventions, I had to say kudos to all of you involved in the above string of messages.  What a pleasure it its to see civilized human dialogue and manners on display.  (even though I have to admit some of the initial remarks were awesome and right up my native New Yorker's sarcastic alley).   

Qazzz, you realized your mistake and had the guts to come back and take your medicine.  Well done.  All you have to do is just spend a few minutes, or hours reading these forums and you'll see how nice all these people are.  I wish I had more time to be more involved here, it's a feel good escape.   The ads pay the bills so we don't have to, so that's a small price to pay after all.  Keep playing, keep searching, and play what makes you feel good!

Hi all,

I have to remember to come to the forum more often.  There's always something cool here, like this map. 

Officially, we recently relocated the family and now live in Puyallup, Washington, about 45 miles south of Seattle.  I continue to work in Pembroke Pines, Florida (between Miami and Fort Lauderdale) and commute back and forth every few weeks. 

I keep 2 guitars in Florida and have another in Washington for when I'm home.  Sad thing is, none of them sound as good as I would hope yet, but I am persevering!  I was blessed with Italian Sausage Fingers!

Best wishes and regards to all Chordians worldwide.  What a great way to make the world smaller!

Hi All,

Growing up in New York City I was never much of soccer (football/futbol) fan.  We had too many professional American sports to watch.  There was a brief romance in the late 70's with the NY Cosmos, and their aging European stars, but that died after a few short years.  Fast forward to being a father of 3 girls in Florida, only one of which played club soccer.  Then one day my oldest starts watching Barcelona matches, because the players are "cute".  So being a stubborn, uneducated American sports fan, I tell her soccer is boring, no scoring, and full of prima donnas.  Well, I'm sure you can figure out how that went over with a teenage girl.  So I put my tail between my legs, apologized and gave soccer a chance.  Watched mostly La Liga and EPL matches and started to learn the formations and strategies. Then one day went to see Barcelona with her when they came to South Florida and I could not believe the excitement. The stadium was full, the chants were magical and the atmosphere was electrical.   I was hooked.  I've since been to numerous matches, many of the Guinness Challenge matches and learned the names of players and teams I never knew existed.

I now either watch live or set my DVR to record as many matches as possible.  I have a hard time convincing my coworkers at the firehouse to sit through an entire match, but many are coming around.  Still favor EPL (Chelsea) and La Liga (Barca) but watch many Bundesliga and Italian league matches as well.  Visited Spain and Italy this spring and went to both Bernabeu and Camp Nou stadiums, as well as AS Roma.  Spent one of the best nights of my life in a pub in Barcelona to watch a Classico against Madrid (tickets were over 400 Euro, so we watched on TV)  Looking forward to visiting London next year and at least getting to Stamford Bridge and Emirates Stadium while there.  Unfortunately, it's an international break so I won't get to see any matches live.

I guess this long winded post is more of a confession of how I came to love soccer, and a humble apology for trashing it for all those years.  I still watch my Baseball/Football/Hockey games, but I enjoy my soccer just as much, if not more.   

Regards to all,

Adam

Gemba,

This is THE site for beginners like you and me. I have been "playing" (more like attempting) for about 1 1/2 years.  I visit chordie every day to see what new books are posted.  Stick to the Absolute Beginner at first, but you can search through all the other songbooks too, as they have some easy songs as well.  The thing to remember is that chordie has the ability to transpose songs, so try changing a song up or down 1 or 2 steps and you might find that the chords will fall in line with what you are more comfortable with.  I would much rather play an E instead of an F or an Am instead of a Bm.  Be creative, but dont forget to practice every day.  I am addicted to my guitar, it has been my "mid-life crisis" which has brought me more joy than I ever expected.  Keep playing!

Geoaguiar

Forget about Tuesday morning, that loss took til Sunday to get over.  What a disappointment. Good run defense was the only positive.  Today will be another test against Beli-cheat and the Pats. 

And my worst nightmare, the Dolphins are 2-0 already.  Waaahhhhh